Completed Project Report

Fostering Regionalized Crop Insurance and Risk Management Education for New York Farmers through Cornell Cooperative Extension

  • Award Amount: $98,091
  • Regional Center: Northeast Extension Risk Management Education Center
  • Grant Program: 2022 Producers Underserved by Crop Insurance
  • Project Director: Katelyn Walley-Stoll
  • Email: kaw249@cornell.edu
  • Organization: Cornell University - Office of Sponsored Programs

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Project Overview

The project focused on the risk management topics of crop insurance, record keeping, and farm diversification. CCE connected with a diverse target audience, which includes dairy and livestock producers who have traditionally low rates of crop insurance utilization; underserved commercial grape producers; beginning farmers; members of the Latinx community; and farmers diversifying their business. This project
increased awareness of crop insurance options, improved record keeping, helped businesses plan for diversification, and improved overall farm risk management. These overarching themes and results tied together our immense, state-wide project - unifying 8 different regional CCE programs. We used experience, proven best management practices, a keen eye on program development for successful transfer of learning, and responsive programming to reach these goals. Our reach totaled over 5,000 producers in NYS (determined through analytics and known circulation). 

Number of Participants: 1341

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